cache
Portuguese, noun
cache is spelled C-A-C-H-E (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 18,535th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cache is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cache (fast temporary storage for frequently used information)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of cachar. With an accent, cachê is a different word: “payment for an entertainment performance”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chapa de metal para obtenção de efeitos especiais em fotografia (obturação parcial)”.
What does cache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecache (fast temporary storage for frequently used information)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
- 3
third-person singular present indicative
- 4
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
masculinepayment for an entertainment performance
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. remuneração dada a um artista por uma representação ou audição
noun: 1. remuneração dada a um artista por uma representação ou audição
noun: 1. chapa de metal para obtenção de efeitos especiais em fotografia (obturação parcial) 2. conjunto de recursos guardados localmente que espelham os recursos de um local remoto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cache
- caches plural
- cachês plural
- caché alternative
- cachet alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cache in Portuguese?
cache appears 2.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).